What color is #76474D?

#76474D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #76474D?

The RGB value is 118, 71, 77: 118 red, 71 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #76474D?

The complementary color is #477670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #76474D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#76474D color

#76474D rgb(118, 71, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #76474D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 27.8% green and 30.2% blue (118, 71, 77).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 25% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 35% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#76474D color codes

HEX	`#76474D`
RGB	`rgb(118, 71, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.3%, 27.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 25%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 40%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 35%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, 20.94, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 21.53, 13.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.064, 8.895, 8.154)`
Decimal	`7751501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #76474D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #76474D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#76474D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #76474D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #76474d; }
.text { color: #76474d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #76474d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(118 71 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #76474d, #765947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #76474D?: #76474D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #76474D?: The RGB value is 118, 71, 77: 118 red, 71 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #76474D?: The complementary color is #477670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #76474D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.